Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him.

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as it were, a trifle sharp to allow for an inevitable fall in playing.

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be able to teach them anything.